[Nfbc-info] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] FW: President Obama Announces More KeyAdministration Posts

[Mary Willows]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lewis, Anil" <ALewis at nfb.org>
To: <nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:03 PM
Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] FW: President Obama Announces More 
KeyAdministration Posts


> From: White House Press Office [mailto:noreply at messages.whitehouse.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 06:06 PM
> Subject: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
>
>
> THE WHITE HOUSE
>
> Office of the Press Secretary
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> May 9, 2012
>
> President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
>
>
>
> WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to 
> nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
>
>
> ·         Deborah Malac – Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, 
> Department of State
>
> ·         Tommy Sowers – Assistant Secretary for Public and 
> Intergovernmental Affairs,  Department of Veterans Affairs
>
> ·         Fernando Torres-Gil – Member, National Council on Disability
>
>
> The President also announced his intent to appoint the following 
> individuals to key Administration posts:
>
>
> ·         Lothar von Falkenhausen – Member, Cultural Property Advisory 
> Committee
>
> ·         Rear Admiral Mark F. Heinrich, USN – Member, Committee for 
> Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
>
> ·         Anil Lewis – Member, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are 
> Blind or Severely Disabled
>
> President Obama said, “These individuals have demonstrated knowledge and 
> dedication throughout their careers.  I am grateful they have chosen to 
> take on these important roles, and I look forward to working with them in 
> the months and years to come.”
>
>
> President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals 
> to key Administration posts:
>
>
> Deborah Malac, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, 
> Department of State
>
> Deborah Malac, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
> Counselor, currently serves as Director of the Office of East African 
> Affairs at the Department of State.  Prior to this role, she served as 
> Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa.  Previous 
> posts in Washington include Deputy Director of the Office of East African 
> Affairs and Deputy Director of the Office of Agricultural, Biotechnology, 
> and Textiles Trade Affairs.  Other overseas assignments have included 
> service in Dakar, Senegal; Bangkok, Thailand; Pretoria, South Africa; and 
> Yaounde, Cameroon.  Ms. Malac received a B.A. from Furman University, an 
> M.A. from the University of Virginia, and an M.S. from the National 
> Defense University.
>
>
> Dr. Tommy Sowers, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Public and 
> Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
> Dr. Tommy Sowers is currently an Associate with McKinsey & Company. 
> Previously, he served as a senior advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan 
> Veterans of America, and in 2010, was the Democratic candidate for the 
> U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District. 
> Earlier, Dr. Sowers served as a commissioned officer in the United States 
> Army.  During his military service, he served as assistant professor at 
> the United States Military Academy (2006-2009), Special Forces Detachment 
> Commander (2004-2006), Brigade Adjutant in the Army’s 1st Infantry 
> Division (2001), Combat Engineer Platoon Leader and Company Executive 
> Officer (1999-2001).  He holds an A.B. from Duke University, and an M.Sc. 
> and Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.
>
>
>
> Fernando Torres-Gil, Nominee for Member, National Council on Disability
> Fernando Torres-Gil is the Chair of the Social Welfare Department, the 
> Director of the Center for Policy Research on Aging, and a Professor of 
> Social Welfare and Public Policy at the University of California, Los 
> Angeles, Luskin School of Public Affairs.  Mr. Torres-Gil, who is a polio 
> survivor, was first appointed to the National Council on Disability by 
> President Obama in March 2010.  Earlier in his career, he served as the 
> Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of California, Los 
> Angeles Luskin School of Public Affairs and a professor of Gerontology and 
> Public Administration at the University of Southern California.  Before 
> serving in academia, Mr. Torres-Gil was the first Assistant Secretary for 
> Aging in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and served as a 
> staff director of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging. 
> From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Torres-Gil served as President of the American 
> Society on Aging.  He is currently a member of the San Francisco Bay Area 
> Polio Survivors, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and the Board 
> of Directors of the AARP Foundation.  He received an A.A. from Hartnell 
> Community College, a B.A. from San Jose State University, and an M.S.W. 
> and Ph.D. from Brandeis University.
>
>
> President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals 
> to key Administration posts:
>
>
>
> Dr. Lothar von Falkenhausen, Appointee for Member, Cultural Property 
> Advisory Committee
> Dr. Lothar von Falkenhausen is a professor of Chinese Archaeology and the 
> Associate Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the 
> University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  He has published widely on 
> early Chinese ritual and music, bronze vessels and their inscriptions, 
> regional cultures, trans-Eurasian contacts, and the history of archaeology 
> in East Asia.  His Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius (1000-250 BC): 
> The Archaeological Evidence received the Society for American Archaeology 
> Book Award.  From 1999 to 2004, Dr. von Falkenhausen was co-Principal 
> Investigator of the UCLA-Peking University joint archaeological project in 
> the Upper Yangzi River Basin.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of 
> Arts and Sciences.  Dr. von Falkenhausen studied at Bonn University, 
> Peking University, and Kyōto University, and holds an M.A. in East Asian 
> Studies and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard.
>
>
> Rear Admiral Mark F. Heinrich, USN, Appointee for Member, Committee for 
> Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
> Rear Admiral Mark F. Heinrich, USN, is Commander of the Naval Supply 
> Systems Command (NAVSUP) and 46th Chief of Supply Corps.  Prior to his 
> current appointment, Rear Admiral Heinrich served as Commander of NAVSUP 
> Global Logistics Support.  At sea, he served as Supply Officer of USS 
> Gridley and USS Constellation, and as Assistant Supply Officer of the USS 
> Kinkaid.  Previously, Rear Admiral Heinrich served as Director of 
> Logistics Operations and Readiness for the Defense Logistics Agency, and 
> Director of the United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution 
> Operations Center at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.  He has been recognized with 
> two Defense Superior Service Medals, two Legions of Merit awards, and a 
> Defense Meritorious Service medal, in addition to various other awards. 
> Rear Admiral Heinrich has a B.S. in engineering from the United States 
> Naval Academy and an M.S. in Petroleum Management and an M.B.A., both from 
> the University of Kansas.
>
> Anil Lewis, Appointee for Member, Committee for Purchase from People Who 
> Are Blind or Severely Disabled
> Anil Lewis is currently the Director of Strategic Communications for the 
> National Federation of the Blind.  Previously, Mr. Lewis was the President 
> and CEO of the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia, where for 
> eight years he developed and administered programs that provide education, 
> training, and opportunity for blind youth and adults.  Blind since 1989, 
> Mr. Lewis has worked throughout his career to assist people with 
> disabilities to obtain employment; he has served as a job placement 
> specialist for a community rehabilitation program, as the manager of the 
> Disability Employment Initiative for Randstad Staffing, and as a counselor 
> and advocate for the Georgia Client Assistance Program.  Mr. Lewis 
> received a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems and an M.P.A. in Program 
> Evaluation and Policy Studies from Georgia State University.
>
> ###
>
> -----
>
> Unsubscribe<http://messages.whitehouse.gov/accounts/USEOPWHPO/subscriber/new?preferences=true>
>
> The White House · 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW · Washington DC 20500 · 
> 202-456-1111
> _______________________________________________
> NFBAffiliatePresidents mailing list
> NFBAffiliatePresidents at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbaffiliatepresidents_nfbnet.org
>